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by srs
Wed Dec 17, 2014 7:44 am
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Paranoid delusional question about Form 1 Wait (nevermind I was)
Replies: 5
Views: 485

Re: Paranoid delusional question about Form 1 Wait

I had a similar issue with my recent Form 1. I contacted them via the ask an expert function of eforms and got a prompt email. A few days later my form was approved.

Patience is really a virtue when dealing with any .gov agency. With ATF, this is doubly true.
by srs
Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:38 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Intergrally suppressed sub caliber insert idea.
Replies: 12
Views: 2917

Re: Intergrally suppressed sub caliber insert idea.

Why would you need permission to take your shotgun out of the state? Silencers are immune to that req. The inner tube would have to be engraved, it doesn't have to be visible if its removable, no different than a SD type setup on an AR. Inserts would NOT be considered silencer parts unless it was i...
by srs
Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:33 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: 80% recievers
Replies: 19
Views: 2847

Re: 80% recievers

ATF does not call them 80% anything. That is a marketing thing. ATF says "send it to us and we will determine if it is a gun or not". Period. Basically they give the "80%" manufacturers a "stay out of federal prison" letter. Additionally, while ATF would "prefer&qu...
by srs
Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:54 pm
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Intergrally suppressed sub caliber insert idea.
Replies: 12
Views: 2917

Re: Intergrally suppressed sub caliber insert idea.

This is a very cool idea and I've been thinking on it more overnight. I see 2 issues with having a suppressed sub-caliber insert completely inside a shotgun barrel. 1. Volume, or lack thereof. As Bender pointed out, with anything more than .22 or .25 there will likely be problems controlling the gas...
by srs
Tue Dec 16, 2014 7:00 am
Forum: Silencersmithing Forum
Topic: Intergrally suppressed sub caliber insert idea.
Replies: 12
Views: 2917

Re: Intergrally suppressed sub caliber insert idea.

Not a suppressor inside a shotgun, but this project from Dr.K should get you started:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=123640
by srs
Fri Dec 12, 2014 11:07 am
Forum: News Stories
Topic: Tribal Reservations can now access background checks
Replies: 1
Views: 301

Re: Tribal Reservations can now access background checks

Just wondering...if you lived on the Rez could you build or use a full auto rifle with no consequences? I suspect that you would not only have to live on the reservation, but you would have to be a Citizen of the reservation, and you certainly could not remove the FA rifle from the reservation. Eve...
by srs
Fri Dec 12, 2014 10:49 am
Forum: NFA Weapons
Topic: What if I use an NFA weapon for self defense?
Replies: 28
Views: 12554

What if I use an NFA weapon for self defense?

I just submitted Form 1's for a SBR and Silencer in 300 AAC Blackout that I will be building as a house gun, and a few questions popped into my head. I will be asking all of these questions to my lawyer shortly, but thought I would ask here as well. Assumptions: 1. The NFA items are legally built an...
by srs
Wed Dec 10, 2014 6:48 am
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Schedule A Question
Replies: 3
Views: 544

Re: Schedule A Question

I can't think of any reason not to type in any new items. That is what I did on mine.
by srs
Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:37 pm
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: NEW MEMBER TO FORUM
Replies: 2
Views: 559

Re: NEW MEMBER TO FORUM

Welcome. You might want to fill out some of the profile information so we know a little more about you and where you are from. Most folks here are friendly and helpful, so if you do run across one that is less so - remember that the ratio is much better here than many forums. There is tons of info h...
by srs
Tue Dec 09, 2014 3:32 pm
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Interchangeable caliber silencer
Replies: 50
Views: 19398

Re: Interchangeable caliber silencer

I just watched that video. Doesn't he have a handful of extra suppressor parts there the he is calling 20 cal reducers? He can't really have gotten approval to build that? Can he?
by srs
Sat Dec 06, 2014 10:23 pm
Forum: NFA Weapons
Topic: form 1 an 80%lower sbr
Replies: 41
Views: 15889

Re: form 1 an 80%lower sbr

I just started to efile a Form 1. When you get to mfg, they have a pull down menu for mfg. I tried to bypass it intending to use a 80% lower, and there was a warning that if I did not select a mfg, significant delay may occur??? For $80 to buy an unmarked lower, it is not worth the attention. After...
by srs
Fri Dec 05, 2014 11:21 am
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Suppressor Parts???
Replies: 5
Views: 1335

Re: Suppressor Parts???

I believe both Gemtech and Liberty have letters from ATF stating that the suppressor accessories are not suppressor parts.

Doubloon is correct that ATF is generally arbitrary and capricious. Notice that I did not qualify that statement to limit it to part designations. :roll:
by srs
Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:05 pm
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Legality of form 1 SD Tactical solvent trap suppressor
Replies: 29
Views: 8082

Re: Legality of form 1 SD Tactical solvent trap suppressor

So what I know so far is that: The SD solvent trap (threaded tube+ threaded end cap with NO BORE HOLE+ threaded adapter for gun muzzle) is 100% legal as a solvent trap (the ATF has said so) The solvent trap DOES become a silencer/silencer part when baffles are added and/or a bore hole is drilled in...
by srs
Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:34 am
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Legality of form 1 SD Tactical solvent trap suppressor
Replies: 29
Views: 8082

Re: Legality of form 1 SD Tactical solvent trap suppressor

"Intent" is hard to prove or disprove. Option 1: You file a Form 1, then buy a solvent trap and assemble it as a suppressor, your intent is obvious; and you would NOT be legal. The fact that prosecution is exceedingly unlikely doesn't matter - you have violated ATF regulations on purchasin...
by srs
Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:01 am
Forum: Legal and Political
Topic: Added a trustee, where do I send notification?
Replies: 3
Views: 625

Re: Added a trustee, where do I send notification?

I have been searching for an answer to this for a while with no luck. Where do I send notification that I have added a trustee to my trust? Same place as a form 20? Do I even need to send notification to the ATF? Read your trust. Mine says "While the Settlor is alive and not incapacitated; he ...
by srs
Wed Dec 03, 2014 6:41 am
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Legality of form 1 SD Tactical solvent trap suppressor
Replies: 29
Views: 8082

Re: Legality of form 1 SD Tactical solvent trap suppressor

You will need to check with a lawyer in your state, but I believe that if you are a trustee in a properly set up trust, you should be able to use a suppressor built by/for the trust once you are over 18. I'm uncertain on whether you would be allowed to make the suppressor. I think that most states a...
by srs
Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:17 pm
Forum: NFA Weapons
Topic: SBR question
Replies: 11
Views: 2466

Re: SBR question

1. Engraving an existing receiver counts as making. The absence or presence of an upper does not matter at all. WRONG - Engraving does not make it aTitle2 firearm, when make the firearm when you assemble it into a firearm it into the Form1 configuration from then on it has been made. This is why yo...
by srs
Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:44 pm
Forum: NFA Weapons
Topic: SBR question
Replies: 11
Views: 2466

Re: SBR question

Can I form 1 a lower, and not have an upper for some time, or do I need to get it shortly after approval? I was thinking about a short 300BO upper build, but may wait a while to put it together. ATF does not have any published timeline requirements for form 1 builds, except not to start until you a...
by srs
Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:35 pm
Forum: NFA Weapons
Topic: Newbie Questions
Replies: 5
Views: 870

Re: Newbie Questions

So, re: #1, I will engrave the frame but not the barrel. I must keep the ability to return the firearms to the original configuration as it was registered. Re: #3. May I temporarily use the Contender as a pistol as long as I keep the ability to return it to the original, registered configuration? A...
by srs
Fri Nov 28, 2014 7:54 am
Forum: Legal and Political
Topic: Suppressor parts sourcing
Replies: 37
Views: 15037

Re: Suppressor parts sourcing

Sooo, if I buy solvent trap tubes from: http://www.sdtacticalarms.com/SOLVENT-TRAP-TUBES_p_47.html or http://apogeeproducts.com/products I would be breaking the law, correct? IF, and only IF, you INTEND to use them as a silencer or part of a silencer will you be violating the ATF's interpretation o...
by srs
Thu Nov 20, 2014 10:57 am
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: Advice On Opening A Suppressor Business
Replies: 34
Views: 4584

Re: Advice On Opening A Suppressor Business

Can someone please explain paragraph (b)4 of section 122.1 on the following link? I guess I'm not understanding correctly... http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=86008bdffd1fb2e79cc5df41a180750a&node=22:1.0.1.13.59&rgn=div5 My reading of that paragraph would indicate that as long as you...
by srs
Mon Nov 17, 2014 8:41 am
Forum: Legal and Political
Topic: New machine guns legal for trust, possibly
Replies: 41
Views: 7626

Re: New machine guns legal for trust, possibly

That covers the 3rd Circuit and the 5th Circuit, 9 more to go.
by srs
Thu Nov 06, 2014 7:13 am
Forum: Silencer Talk
Topic: solvent trap
Replies: 12
Views: 8330

Re: solvent trap

... you could just replace the internals as they wear out.... If you make it into a legal silencer by applying for, and waiting to get, an approved Form 1; you CAN NOT "just replace the internals". The only legal way to replace worn parts in a Form 1 silencer is to have a FFL 07/02 do the...
by srs
Wed Nov 05, 2014 7:35 am
Forum: Legal and Political
Topic: Problems uploading documents on Efile Form 1
Replies: 5
Views: 1041

Re: Problems uploading documents on Efile Form 1

What browser are you using? Many .gov sites are browser dependent to some degree.
by srs
Mon Nov 03, 2014 12:38 pm
Forum: NFA Weapons
Topic: form 1 an 80%lower sbr
Replies: 41
Views: 15889

Re: form 1 an 80%lower sbr

I had a SBR marking question I asked via the eForms "Ask the Expert" tool. Below is the question and the answer. Question: I intend to submit a Form 1 and build a SBR using an 80% AR-15 type receiver forging at some point in the near future. I understand that I will need mark the receiver ...